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Having completed the established 95 years of copyright protection granted books registered under the U.S. Copyright Act, as of this January 1, F. Scott Fitzergald’s THE GREAT GATSBY, first published in 1925, has become a public domain literary property, which can be published or reprinted without restriction.

Jordan B. Peterson’s sequel to 12 Rules for Life offers further guidance on the perilous path of modern life. Peterson delivers twelve more lifesaving principles for resisting the exhausting toll that our desire to order the world inevitably takes.

The National Book Awards ceremony took place virtually last night and two Penguin Random House titles were chosen as winners! We are honored and proud that TOKYO UENO STATION by Yu Miri, translated by Morgan Giles, was the winner in the Translated Literature category, and INTERIOR CHINATOWN by Charles Yu, was the choice for Fiction.

A Promised Land by Barack Obama A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity

Oprah Winfrey has announced a new version of Oprah’s Book Club, a special collection of seven meaningful books dubbed “The Books That Help Me Through”. This collection represents titles that have helped Oprah herself through life’s challenging moments, which she hopes will spark impactful conversation and unite our global community.

Read an exclusive first serial excerpt from Barack Obama’s A PROMISED LAND: Available November 17th!

Bill Gates’ HOW TO AVOID A CLIMATE DISASTER: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need is to be published by Knopf on February 16, 2021.

The 2020 National Book Award judges have selected the five shortlisted titles in their respective literary categories, and their choices were announced the morning of October 6 by the National Book Foundation.

A Promised Land is the first of two volumes of Barack Obama’s presidential memoirs is scheduled for global release on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, and will be issued simultaneously in 25 languages!

Perfect for adult and young adult readers, The Anthropocene Reviewed is a deeply moving and insightful collection of personal essays from #1 bestselling author John Green, adapted from his critically acclaimed podcast.

This is a look at all PRHPS Graphic Novel & Manga titles publishing in September & October 2020